Strainer.



y J. C. MOKIM.-

STRAINBR. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 4, 1907.

948,900. Patented Feb.s,191o.

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v To all whom it may concern:

` whereby to form a Beaver. and State of Pennsylvania, have in- 'pipe, without inter f sra'rs JAMES CRTLANDT MCKIM, OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

STRAINER.

Application led October 4,

Be it known that I, JAMES CoRTLANnT MQKIM, a .citizen of the lUnited States, reslding at Beaver Falls, in the'county of vented certain new and useful Improvements in Strainers, of which the following is a specification. j

My invention'relates to an improvement in strainers for wash basins, bath tubs, and the like, and the object is to provide means whereby the strainer can be removed when' the outlet opening has become clotted.

Another .object is in the fact that the receptacle holding the strainer can be removed from the waste pipe or inserted in the waste fering with the plug,'or stopperin the outlet to hold the water in the basin, or whatnot.

The invention relates to certain other novel features of construction, and combinavtion of parts, which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the cla-im.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a- View in vertical section showing the invention applied to a wash basin, and Fig. 2 is-an enlarged perspective view with parts broken away.

A represents a portion of a stationary wash basin and 2 is the outlet pipe which is provided with the usual small straining wires 3, 3. Connect-ed to the outlet pipe is the usual waste ipe 4.

The sleeve 5 1s adapted to be received in the outletpipe 2 and rests referably upn the strainer wires 3, 3. Tiis sleeve has a flange 6 in the base thereof on which is seated a sieve 7 composed of a line wire. Frein t-he top of the flange the sleeve is preferably ground out as at 8 up to within a short distance of the top of the sleeve ripping means for the finger or fingers to w1thdraw the sleeve from the outlet pipe when the sieve has become clotted with soap or other sediment which prevents the water from passing through to the outlet pipe. The top of the sleeve is shown beveled but this isnot necessary as it can be made perfectly ilat and if desired can Patented Feb. 8,1910. 1907. serialA No. 395,851.

form a seat for the stopper 9 which usually fits in the'outlet pipe.

It will be readily seen that I can insert I the sleeve in any of the outlet pipes for stationary Washsstands, bath tubs, and the like as the tub and wash-stand outlets are made of a uniform size, but it can be readily seen that -I can make my sleeve to suit the diiferent requirements without additional cost. Again the parts are those which can be obtained, from the market and can Abe readily made into the desired parts at a small cost.

When the sleeve is placed in the outlet pipe and the sieve is seated on the flange 6 the sieve will be on a level with the beginning of the ground out portion 8. Of course if the sleeve is made in large sizes, perhaps it would not be necessary to have the ground portion extend from the top of the flange to or about the top of the sleeve as all that is necessary is to conform this ground out portion so that a' finger hold can be obtained so that the strainer can be removed from the outlet pipe.

It is evident that slight changes might be l made in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope `of my invention, and hence I do not desire to limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth, but:

Having fully described. my invention and what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A strainer for wash basins, comprising an outlet pipe connected to the basin, straining wires formed in the outletpipe, a sleeve received in the outlet pipe below the seat for the stopper supported on the straining wires,

a flange formed in the sleeve, a sieve seated onythe flange within the sleeve and gripping means formed on the interior of the sleeve 'at the upper end thereof for removing it JAMES CORTLANDT MCKIM.

Witnesses:

WM. G. F. HILBERG, AooLr C. BIRNnR. 

